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Q: Why were egyptians so concerned about preserving the body correctly?
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Who were peoplethe practice of preserving a body after death (as the ancient Egyptians did)is called?

Monotheism


What do you mean by preserve a body?

To preserve a body means to not make it rot or dry out. The ancient Egyptians were experts at this as they developed mummification; an act of preserving.


Why were the Pharaohs concerned about condition of their tombs?

they thought that if the tomb was not correctly made the pharoah wouldn't make it to the heavans


Why did the egyptians make the mumies?

They made it because they belived in afterlife, so they made a way by preserving it so they can have a body in the afterlife.


Which Of the three different but related spirits were the Egyptians most concerned with?

The Egyptians were mostly concerned with the Ka. The Ka had to be housed in the preserved corpse of the deceased's body in order to endure and ensure an eternal afterlife.


Why did bodies need to be mummified?

Egyptians thought that people were made up of five elements; body, spirit, personality, name and shadow. By preserving the body, they believed that they could keep the elements alive.


What are Egyptian mummies made out of?

The Egyptians participated in the practice of preserving the dead also known as mummification which is where we get the word "mummy". They would remove the internal organs and preserve the body with bandages.


What is a death practice?

This is normally the 'practice' of how the body is correctly disposed of according to the religious beliefs of the person concerned and next of kin.


Where did the mumafie the body?

If I understand your question correctly and its related to what I think its related to, then: The Ancient Egyptians mummified bodies of the dead in...well, Egypt.


What did the Egyptians apply to the dead body?

The Egyptians gave the body little stones


How did the ancient Egyptians mummify bodies?

the answer is that egyptians learnt about medicine by the mummification process, when they mummified, they looked through the body, so they were able to figure out what medicine would fix what sickness


Ancient Egyptian method of preserving the body for the afterlife?

Mummification